Michael McDowell topped the speed charts during NASCAR Cup Series qualifying on Saturday with a lap time of 30.999 seconds (178.844 mph) to claim his first career pole.
Jesse Love captured the NASCAR Xfinity Series pole Friday afternoon at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 173.935 mph in the No. 38 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. It was his second consecutive pole of the year.
Daniel Dye will lead the field to green in the Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 208 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway after winning his first career pole Friday afternoon. He topped the charts with a lap time of 31.817 seconds at 174.246 mph in the No. 43 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Silverado.
NASCAR travels to Atlanta Motor Speedway as all three series compete this weekend in the second race of the season. Joey Logano is the defending race winner of the Cup Series Ambetter Health 400.
The 29-year-old Hill from Winston, Georgia, led nine of 120-scheduled laps and rallied from three different circumstances to three-peat the Xfinity Series' season-opening event at Daytona.
The 26-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, led the final four of 200 laps and prevailed during a four-lap shootout to become the 43rd competitor to win the Great American Race.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, led 47 of 134 laps and outdueled Kaden Honeycutt amid an 11-lap shootout for his seventh Truck victory of 2026 and narrow his points deficit to 17.
Kaden Honeycutt led 85 of 167 laps, won the second stage and was battling for the win in the closing laps before finishing third to lead Toyota in the NASCAR Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The 34-year-old Daly from Noblesville, Indiana, has finished 26th and 16th in his two previous Truck starts this season with Kaulig Racing as he strives to maximize his third start at Phoenix, Arizona, on October 16.
The 27-year-old Mosack from Charlotte, North Carolina, posted a single pole-winning lap at 180.234 mph in 29.961 seconds for his second Truck career pole and first since Atlanta 2025.
